“We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Source: The Duchess of Padua
“The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioning our characters in the wrong way.”
Source: 1890s, The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 4
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Source: Burning Chrome (anthology, 1986)
“You think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.”
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
Source: The Portable Dorothy Parker
“You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.”
Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Chapter 30 (pp. 194-195)
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
Context: (She is reciting the Lord’s prayer) Now we come to forgiveness. Don’t worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. Don’t let them suffer too much. If they have to die, let it be fast. You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
"To the Indianapolis Clergy." The Iconoclast (Indianapolis, IN) (1883)